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Public Improvement Commission Hearing

The Public Improvement Commission hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. on June 16.

To encourage social distancing, all project teams and most Commission members will be participating in this hearing from remote locations. Hearing participants will be digitally connected in real time courtesy of the City’s Department of Innovation & Technology. Members of the public who wish to participate in the hearing are strongly encouraged to do so remotely. The hearing will continue to be televised and may also be streamed online via Boston TV. Those members of the public that are unable or choose not to participate remotely should report to City Hall room 801 at the time of the hearing. Written testimony for all agenda items will continue to be accepted via email. Testimony should be directed to PIC@boston.gov

All project team members who intend to join their project's presentation, as well as any City staff representatives or members of the public who wish to participate remotely, should complete the request form available online.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    HM 1.    At the request of the Public Improvement Commission staff, the Acceptance of the Minutes of the PIC hearing held on May 26, 2022.

    Public Hearing Continued

    PHC 1.    On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Widening, Relocation, & Extension of the existing right-of-way lines of Harold Street (public way), Roxbury, from Holworthy Street to Hollander Street.

    (NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022, 5/12/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Widening, Relocation, & Extension Plan, Harold Street, (Public Way), Roxbury,” 5 sheets dated March 31, 2022.

    PHC 2.    On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a section of Holworthy Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its southerly side generally west of Harold Street.

    (NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022, 5/12/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Holworthy Street, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated May 18, 2021.

    PHC 3.    On a joint petition by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (d/b/a Boston Planning & Development Agency) for the Discontinuance of any and all rights to travel the public may have had within a section of Hollander Street (public way), Roxbury, located on its northerly side generally west of Harold Street.

    (NB 3/3/2022; PH 3/17/2022; PHC 3/31/2022, 4/14/2022, 5/12/2022) As shown on a plan entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Hollander Street, Roxbury,” 1 sheet dated May 18, 2021.

    Public Hearing

    PH 1.    On a petition by National Grid for a Grant of Location to install a gas regulator station and associated infrastructure within the following public ways in West Roxbury:

    ●    Railroad Street – northeast of Corey Street;

    ●    Corey Street – northwest of Railroad Street.

    (NB 5/26/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plans, Railroad St @ Corey St, 6" Regulator Vault, West Roxbury,” 4 sheets dated April 27, 2022.

    PH 2.    On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    ●    Babson Street – between Blue Hill Avenue and Fremont Street;

    ●    Fremont Street – between Babson Street and River Street;

    ●    Blue Hill Avenue – between River Street and Babson Street;

    ●    River Street – between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway;

    ●    Cummins Highway – northwest of River Street.

    (NB 5/26/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Blue Hill Avenue, Babson St, Fremont St, River St, Cummins Highway, Mattapan” 14 sheets dated October, 2021.

    PH 3.    On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    ●    Hiawatha Road – west of Blue Hill Avenue/Mattapan Street;

    ●    Blue Hill Avenue – between Woodhaven Street and Hiawatha Road/Mattapan Street;

    ●    Woodhaven Street – west of Blue Hill Avenue.

    (NB 5/26/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Woodhaven Street, Blue Hill Avenue, Hiawatha Road, Mattapan” 9 sheets dated October, 2021.

    PH 4.    On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    ●    Lucerne Street – northeast of Morton Street;

    ●    Leston Street – southwest of Morton Street.

    (NB 5/26/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Morton Street, Leston Street, Lucerne Street, Dorchester” 3 sheets dated October, 2021.

    PH 5.    On a set of petitions by Extenet Systems Inc. for a Grant of Location with lead company status and no participants to install new telecommunication conduit with City shadow within the following public ways in Dorchester:

    ●    Talbot Avenue – generally between Nightingale Street and New England Avenue/Norwell Street;

    ●    Bernard Street – south of Talbot Avenue;

    ●    New England Avenue – south of Talbot Avenue.

    (NB 5/26/2022) As shown on a set of plans entitled “City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Grant of Location Plan, Talbot Ave, Bernard St, New England Avenue, Dorchester” 11 sheets dated December, 2021.

    New Business

    NB 1.    Reservoir Road, Beacon Street, Malia Terrace; Brighton – Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a set of petitions by National Grid

    NB 2.    Waverly Street, Portsmouth Street, Mackin Street, Lothrop Street; Brighton – Specific Repairs, Grant of Location – On a set of petitions by National Grid

    NB 3.    Cummins Highway, River Street; Dorchester – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 4.    Goodale Road, Woolson Street, Wellington Hill Street, Ormond Street, Blue Hill Avenue, Leston Street; Dorchester – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 5.    Milton Avenue, Edson Street, Selden Street, Mora Street, Capen Street; Dorchester – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 6.    Norfolk Street, New England Avenue, Edson Street, Woodrow Avenue; Dorchester – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 7.    Gove Street, Bremen Street; East Boston – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 8.    Hyde Park Avenue, Westminster Street, West Street; Hyde Park – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 9.    Hyde Park Avenue, Ramsdell Avenue; West Roxbury – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

    NB 10.    Washington Street, South Street; West Roxbury – Grant of Location – On a petition by Extenet Systems Inc.

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